本书共分20个单元，每单元含两篇法律英语课文。两篇课文围绕一个专题从不同层面系统介绍了美国商法各主要领域的基础知识，内容涉及商业法律环境介绍、合同法、侵权法、财产法、保险法、商业票据、商事组织形式等；课文前面的Before You Read部分，有两个简单的问题，让学生在阅读课文之前回答，以引起他们思考。接着是First Reading：Exercises部分，要求学生较快地读完一遍之后完成，以训练学生的阅读速度。内容安排科学，符合我们的学习逻辑，是一本不错的学习教材。

Unit 1 Legal Environment of Business 

Text I  Law in Business and Society

Text II The Role of Business in Shaping the Legal Environment:

Lobbying

Unit 2 Contract Law ( I )

Text I  Acceptance

Text II Statute of Frauds

Unit 3 Contract Law ( II )

Text I  Performance

Text II Remedies

Unit 4 Warranties and Product Liability

Text I Warranties

Text II Product Liability

Unit 5 Negotiable Instruments ( I )

Text I  Requirements for Negotiability

Text ]I Types of Indorsement

Unit 6 Negotiable Instruments ( II )

Text I  Requirements for a Holder in Due Course

Text II Rights of Holder in Due Course

Unit 7 Creditors' Rights and Liabilities

Text I  Laws Assisting Creditors

Text II Lender Liability

Unit 8 Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Text I Bankruptcy and Reorganization

Text II Development of the Current Bankruptcy Statute

Unit 9 Personal Property and Bailments

Text I  Ownership of Personal Property

Text II Nature and Creation of Bailments

Unit 10 Intellectual Property and Real Property

Text I  Computers and Intellectual Property